while this never occurred to me before, he does make a very valid point...

For some reason, my childhood suspension of disbelief had no problem with the fact that this ancient galaxy is full of humans, but was derailed by language. There's no Asia OR Europe there, so where'd they get all the Indo-European roots?

Agreed. This 'mistake' is made in many fictional movie where they are in another world aside from earth. It doesn't bug me that much, but I notice it every time and wonder why not just call it something else, preferably something that fits the lore of the world the movie/story is about?

I'm not sure what would be equal to hell in Star Wars though. To say "I'll see you on the dark side" dosen't quite have the same meaning.

Meh - hell is more of an idea than an actual place. It's not like Han says "I'll see you in London!".

But it's an idea based on a specific religious setup. A setup that does not seem to exist in the films. Even the idea seems to conflict with what is in the films. There's no talk about an afterlife at all, except in that we return to the Force (or, at the very least, some do).

I'm not saying it ruined the movie or anything, but I notice it every time.

I calculate that the electrons in radiation therapy hit you at 99.8% of the speed of light, and the beam used in a 90-second gamma ray therapy session could, if fired with less precision, kill a horse (they did not let me test this).

Agreed. This 'mistake' is made in many fictional movie where they are in another world aside from earth. It doesn't bug me that much, but I notice it every time and wonder why not just call it something else, preferably something that fits the lore of the world the movie/story is about?

I'm not sure what would be equal to hell in Star Wars though. To say "I'll see you on the dark side" dosen't quite have the same meaning.

I love it when authors can change 'common' sayings to fit the lore/story. Two examples come to mind: Harry Dresden exclaims "Stars and Stones" where it feels a "jesus christ" facepalm is appropriate, and the characters in the Percy Jackson books exclaim "Thank the Gods" instead of "Thank God", I know it's a little thing but it helps engross me into the story.

I always found it jarring that Han says, "Then I'll see you in Hell" as he rides off on his tauntaun in ESB. Even as a kid I went, "Wait a minute, would they even have Hell?"

The concept of Hell is very common in religions. It's hardly a Judeo/Christian/Western-only construct. See Wikipedia.

It's extremely likely that a number of the various religions which the many planets in the Star Wars cosmos would have come up with would have had the concept of Hell and quite likely that the concept would have permeated secular speak. In fact given the number of Earth religions that have come up with the concept, and given the size of the Star Wars universe it would be quite surprising for the concept to not exist in the Star Wars universe.

So even in the context of the Star Wars universe Han's comment makes a lot of sense.

I felt so clever when I found a way to game the Fitocracy system by incorporating a set of easy but high-scoring activities into my regular schedule. Took me a bit to realize I'd been tricked into setting up a daily exercise routine

I felt so clever when I found a way to game the Fitocracy system by incorporating a set of easy but high-scoring activities into my regular schedule. Took me a bit to realize I'd been tricked into setting up a daily exercise routine

The SLS head engineer plans to invite Shania Twain to stand under the completed prototype, then tell her, 'I don't expect you to date me just because I'm a rocket scientist, but you've gotta admit--this is pretty fucking impressive.'

I've always wondered whether you could drink slowly enough, and eliminate fast enough, that you just sort of peed continuously. But I'm afraid to try because I worry someone might call while I'm doing it and ask what I'm up to, and I won't be able to think of a lie.